Jinzhong, under Pingyun City

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Under the cover of thirty red-coated artillery pieces, tens of thousands of Fengwu Army soldiers once again launched an attack on the county seat in front of them that had been captured by the Forbidden Army three months ago...

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Facing the Fengwu Army's attack, the Forbidden Army soldiers guarding the city also used their Zhengdong cannons to fight back. Although the power and quantity of their artillery were not as good as those of the Fengwu Army, standing on the city wall and looking down from a high position still brought a huge blow to the enemy.

The Fengwu army suffered considerable casualties.

At the same time, on the watchtower of the camp, Lin Huaiwu, who was in charge of the Yunbin counterattack, was using a monocular to observe the progress of the Fengwu Army's offensive with a serious expression.

Five days ago, under the auspices of Lin Huaiwu, the Second Army and the Third Division of the Fengwu Army, which were responsible for carrying out the Yunbin counterattack mission, redefined the counterattack plan based on the current new situation.

After confirming the plan, Lin Huaiwu couldn't wait to send troops to counterattack. Although Xun Ke warned him before sending troops, Lin Huaiwu was still confident about this battle. He felt that the strength of both sides in this battle was almost equal, but in terms of artillery and cavalry,

, the Fengwu Army still has a considerable advantage.

Therefore, as long as we fight steadily and give full play to the advantages of the Fengwu Army, even if this battle is not to be said to be devastating, it will be a sure win without any surprises!

In terms of past achievements in the Fengwu Army, although Lin Huaiwu was not as dazzling as Yuan Song and Guo Zhiping, his cautious and steady style of fighting still allowed him to win Ye Mingsheng's trust, and Ye Mingsheng appointed him as the top commander of Yunbing's counterattack.

To regain the land of the five counties for the Fengwu Army·······················

However, although Lin Huaiwu fought very cautiously and tried not to give Wang Mu any opportunity to take advantage of him, what he never expected was that Wang Muzhi would do everything possible in order to win this battle!

First of all, when Wang Mu ordered the withdrawal of all troops and horses from Wankang County, Pingrong County, and Lingyuan County early on, he also looted all the edible food in the city, leaving not a grain of rice for the Fengwu army.

This also led to the fact that when the Fengwu Army took over these three counties, there were an extra 70,000 to 80,000 mouths, and the logistical pressure skyrocketed. Some teams that were supposed to transport firearms and ammunition now also transported food, preparing to support a

The food and fodder for the Yue War are only enough for half a month at the moment.

This was also the effect Wang Muzhi wanted to see. Next, Wang Muzhi changed his usual head-to-head tactical style and began to play with soft knives. He ordered his thousands of cavalry to be divided into seven or eight troops of hundreds of people, and they took roundabout turns.

In the past, they harassed the weak supply lines of the Fengwu Army.

The task Wang Muzhi gave his cavalry was to focus on harassment, not to confront the Fengwu Army head-on, and to try their best to prevent the Fengwu Army's logistics supplies from reaching the front line smoothly.

Although Lin Huaiwu also understood the importance of logistics and equipped the logistics troops with sufficient protection, he was still caught off guard when faced with Wang Muzhi's new tactics. Almost half of the logistics supplies transported from Jinzhong

be destroyed·····························

At this time, Lin Huaiwu watched the soldiers of the Second Army under his command bravely rush to the city wall several times, but in the end they failed and were driven down by the enemy. In desperation, he couldn't help but punch the watchtower hard.

A look of regret appeared on his face.

Although he had long realized that the enemy had chosen Pingyun County and Dagu County as the main battlefield, and must have made full preparations, the hardness and tenacity of their defense still surprised Lin Huaiwu. In the past few days,

The artillery of the Second Army fired at least a thousand rounds of artillery shells at Pingyun County, and even collapsed a section of the city wall at one point.

However, the defenders in the city never gave up. They even mobilized the people to repair the city wall at night while attacking the Fengwu Army's artillery positions. Although under Lin Huaiwu's steady deployment, their night attack ended up leaving thousands of corpses.

It was an ending, but it also disturbed the Fengwu Army and left them with no peace for the whole night.

After the attacking Fengwu army retreated, Ye Tao, covered in gunpowder smoke, came to Lin Huaiwu and asked for instructions:

"Master Commander, I will lead a charge in a moment! I will definitely bite them down this time!"

The battle in Dagu County brought Ye Tao into Ye Mingsheng's sight, and this also put Ye Tao on the fast track for promotion. When the Eighth Division was formed at the beginning of the year, Ye Mingsheng assigned him to serve as the deputy general of the Eighth Division to assist

Xun Ke started his work.

After Xun Ke was transferred to the Third Division, Ye Tao also became the acting general of the Eighth Division. As long as he achieved some results, he could naturally take over the position of general...

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Seeing Ye Tao's unwillingness to admit defeat, Lin Huaiwu felt very sorry, but he shook his head and rejected Ye Tao's proposal. He stood on the watchtower and watched the entire offensive. Although the Fengwu Army attacked several times,

After reaching the city wall, he fought with the enemy on the wall for nearly a stick of incense before being driven down by the enemy.

However, the enemy's reaction was still very methodical, and it was not at the end of its battle. Moreover, after experiencing the siege just now, Lin Huaiwu also knew that the casualties of the soldiers were not small, and they were also very tired, so he continued to attack the city at this time.

, apart from increasing casualties, it will not achieve very good results!

Lin Huaiwu pondered for a moment and ordered:

"It has been three days of storming. Let the soldiers rest for the rest of the day! Tell the artillery to adjust the coordinates and bombard the weak points around the city wall. I want to see if they repaired it faster or if I bombed it.

quick!"

"yes!"

Hearing Lin Huaiwu's order, Ye Tao subconsciously responded, but only after he finished speaking did he remember something and introduced to Lin Huaiwu:

"Lord Commander, now the artillery only has a base number of shells left!"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Huaiwu couldn't help but frown slightly and asked:

"Didn't a batch of ammunition just arrive last night? Why is there only one base left now?"

Ye Tao said helplessly after hearing this:

"The ammunition delivered last night was attacked by enemy cavalry. Although the soldiers responsible for protecting it repelled the enemy cavalry, only 500 rounds of two thousand shells were left...

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Listening to Ye Tao's words, Lin Huaiwu also felt a headache. Although Yuan Song pointed out this problem at the beginning of the year, Ye Mingsheng also issued it into a document, asking all departments of the Fengwu Army not to rely too much on firearms, even if there are no firearms.

Even if you have an advantage, you can fight it and win it!

However, firearms are really easy to use. Not only can they defeat the enemy better, but they can also greatly reduce their own casualties. Therefore, every department in the Fengwu Army now suffers from the phobia of insufficient firepower and is required to equip them.

More artillery and muskets were even brought to Ye Mingsheng's side for lawsuits due to issues with the installation batch.

These firearms can naturally exert great power when the logistics supply is smooth. However, under the current situation of poor logistics supply and insufficient supply of ammunition for the firearms, the power of these firearms will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. If

If this situation cannot be solved, I am afraid that in a short time the firearms in their hands will be reduced to fire sticks!

At this time, Lin Huaiwu also realized the seriousness of the matter. After thinking quickly for a moment, he ordered:

"In that case, suspend the bombardment and let all ministries pay attention to saving ammunition to avoid unnecessary consumption. Steel should be used on the blade! Also, let General Xun come to see me!"

"yes!"

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Yi Jing, Governor's Mansion

In the study, Ye Mingsheng was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed, while Huo San bowed in front of him and introduced:

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, it can be confirmed that most of the firearms of our army that appeared on the Gongdu battlefield came from the Ershun Mountain warehouse!"

"Our command office found 1,000 Weiyuan guns, 300 Polu guns, and 30 squat tiger cannons in Ye Sanwu's manor. In addition, there were fifty boxes of grenades. In addition to these firearms, we also

Thirty thousand taels of silver in cash, various property worth fifty thousand taels of silver, and illegal land deeds of up to a thousand acres were seized from the manor and Ye Sanwu's home."

"It is currently confirmed that the masterminds of this arms smuggling are Ye Sanwu, Ershunshan Warehouse Supervisor Wang Beitao, and Liaoyang Police Chief Zhao Lin!"

"Wang Beitao took advantage of his position to mark a large number of usable firearms as unusable on the documents. Then he pretended to destroy these firearms, but in fact he secretly handed these firearms to Ye Sanwu.

Ye Sanwu is using his identity as the leader of the Ye clan to disguise these firearms as goods from a company under his name, and secretly sell these firearms to the grasslands and the palace!"

"As for the Liaoyang Police Chief Zhao Lin, he used his status as the Police Chief to provide a protective umbrella for this illegal transaction and to smoothen their joints to ensure the safety of the transportation of these firearms! In addition to these three masterminds, the First Manufacturing Bureau, Liaoyang

By the Chasi, as well as dozens of their partisans among the Ye family..."

After Huo San finished speaking, he quietly raised his head, trying to observe Ye Mingsheng's expression very covertly, but to his disappointment, Ye Mingsheng's expression was still very calm at this time, as if what he just said was not what Ye Mingsheng was most angry about.

Smuggling arms, taking bribes and bending the law, is a very common and trivial matter.

But the more this happened, the more panicked Huo San felt. He could feel that this was the last calm before the storm. This incident would definitely involve many people. He didn't know how many people would be beheaded because of this.

How many people's fate has been changed because of this!

Just when Huo San became more and more uneasy, Ye Mingsheng opened his eyes and asked calmly:

"How many firearms did the three of them sell?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Huo San did not hesitate and said immediately:

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, according to our investigation up to the time of the incident, they have sold a total of about 5,000 firearms of various types, about 100 Tiger Crouching Cannons, and about 300 boxes of grenades. We have the specific amount and whereabouts.

The mediation office is continuing to investigate, and a detailed report will be available in a few days!"

"Did these three people escort Yi Jing?" Ye Mingsheng asked again:

Huo San hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, our Coordination Office searched Ye Sanwu's manor. Ye Sanwu and his servants resisted and were killed on the spot. Wang Beitao wanted to escape by boat after hearing the news. His body was found after being drowned while being hunted. As for the

Zhao Lin committed suicide out of fear of crime when we went to his house to arrest him..."

Upon hearing that Huo San said that all three masterminds were dead, Ye Mingsheng's eyes couldn't help but squint, and the next second he said calmly:

"Huo San, does this matter have anything to do with you?"

As soon as the words came out, Huo San's heart was suddenly shaken. The next second he knelt on the ground without hesitation and kowtowed to Ye Mingsheng, kowtowing seven or eight times in a row.

Huo Sancai said sincerely: His forehead was covered with blood.

"Commander, under your care these years, I, Huo San, have made a lot of money, and I have married several wives and concubines. How could I, Huo San, let go of my good life and do something like this beheading!"

"Commander, before I came with you, I, Huo San, was just a street gangster. I fought bravely with people every day. I might have died in that smelly ditch that day. It was with you that I became what I am today. You are me, Huo San.

As the reborn parents of San, I can’t repay your kindness even if I am broken into pieces. How could I go behind your back and do such an unscrupulous thing?”

"Commander, if I, Huo San, are really involved in this matter, I, Huo San, will never die without a burial place in my life!"

Looking at Huo San, who was swearing to him, Ye Mingsheng looked at him deeply before saying:

"Get up, I believe in your loyalty, Huo San..."

Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Huo San breathed a sigh of relief and stood up and said again:

"Thank you so much, Marshal!"

However, just when he thought this matter was over, Ye Mingsheng's long voice came to his ears.

"Huo San, you are the director of the Coordination Office, so I will give you seven days to catch the ghosts in the Coordination Office for me. Don't let me do it myself!"

As soon as these words came out, there seemed to be another thunder in Huo San's mind. Just when he was about to say something, Ye Mingsheng didn't intend to listen to his explanation and just waved his hand to let him leave his study.

Just two hours before Huo San's report, Ye Mingsheng received a periodic report from the internal security department on this matter. This report directly pointed out that there was a problem with the coordination office!

To be honest, even if there was no report from the internal guards, when hearing Huo San's account of the death of all three masterminds, Ye Mingsheng could still feel the smell of a strong man cutting off his wrists. Moreover, if the three of them had such a big conspiracy, you have to say that the unified coordination will handle it.

Ye Mingsheng didn't hear any rumors, and he believed it at all...
Chapter completed!